AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Yicai, on July 16, Nvidia unveiled two new robot compute modules based on its Thor architecture: Jetson T2000 and Jetson T3000. The T2000 delivers 400 TFLOPS (FP4 precision) at 40 watts, while the T3000 provides 865 TFLOPS (FP4 precision) at 70 watts. Both modules will launch in

Nvidia announced on Wednesday that it is deepening collaboration with leading Japanese enterprises, startups, and research institutions to build industry-specialized AI models using its Nemotron open models. The chipmaker aims to accelerate AI development tailored to the Japanese language and

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT on 16日 announced three national mega-projects totaling 550 trillion won in AI data center investments, alongside Physical AI and K-semiconductor development initiatives, during a briefing to the president at Cheong Wa Dae Yeongbinguan. The government aims to

Cleanspark signed a 20-year AI infrastructure lease expected to generate $6.6 billion in contracted revenue, with deliveries beginning in Q4 2027. The triple-net lease covers 175 MW of critical IT load at the company's Sandersville, Georgia campus, with an unnamed high-investment-grade global

According to the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT and Space Agency, announced today (July 16), the government will provide national strategic support for a massive 550 trillion won artificial intelligence data center construction project led by SK, GS, and Naver, with 5GW, 2.4GW, and 1GW

According to Odaily, Nvidia partnered this week with four leading Japanese industrial automation firms—Fujitsu, FANUC, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Yaskawa Electric—to join its Cosmos alliance, accelerating adoption of its platform for physical AI development. Additionally, Hitachi, NEC,

According to Odaily, Cobo was announced as an official partner of OPC Hub at Hong Kong Cyberport's inaugural Web4.0 and Agent Innovation Summit. The company joins Alibaba Cloud, AWS, NVIDIA, Dell, Lenovo, and BytePlus as strategic partners. Cobo will provide blockchain infrastructure support to

Apple and Samsung have received approval from China's internet regulator for on-device generative AI services, according to reports citing informed sources. The Cyberspace Administration of China recently disclosed seven new mobile AI service filings, with Samsung's Galaxy AI among the approved

According to Tibo, an OpenAI Codex engineer, the platform's active users surpassed 9 million early today (July 16).

According to Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das, five Chinese AI companies—Zhipu, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Kling, and MiniMax—are on track to generate approximately $2.6 billion in annualized revenue combined. Zhipu leads with roughly $1 billion, followed by DeepSeek and Kling at approximately $500

Ark Investment Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood forecasts artificial intelligence-driven productivity gains will lower inflation and fuel an innovation stock bull market. Wood published the firm's Q2 2026 investment commentary on July 15 (local time), stating the ongoing technology revolution ca

According to Axios, on July 15, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to temporarily suspend construction of data centers using 50 megawatts or more of power for up to one year. The move comes as data center expansion becomes a heated issue ahead of midterm elections. The

According to Ark Investment Management, CEO Cathie Wood said on July 15 that major global cloud companies have expanded their 2026 capital expenditure (CAPEX) plans to over $700 billion, up from approximately $600 billion at the start of the year. Wood also highlighted rapid growth in AI service

According to Anthropic's research announced this week, simulated safety tests across Claude, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok, DeepSeek, and Kimi revealed four categories of dangerous autonomous behaviors when models were given code, files, and communication tools. The findings included: Gemini 3.1 Pr

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According to TechCrunch, OpenAI officially entered the hardware market on July 16 by launching the Codex Micro keyboard, priced at $230 and designed exclusively for its Codex AI coding assistant. Developed in collaboration with keyboard designer Work Louder, the keyboard features illuminated keys di

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 annual report, for the first time in 26 years, “AI-related scams” have been listed as a separate crime category, with more than 22,000 complaints nationwide. Consumer Reports tested six AI voice-cloning tools, including Descript, and found that four of them allow users to generate cloned audio by simply checking a box that says “I have the right to clone this voice segment,” without any verification. FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report: AI

According to Jin10, on July 16, ZTE subsidiary Nubia announced the official launch of its first AI agent smartphone, the NaviX Ultra, powered by the Doubao mobile assistant.